St. Paul daily globe., 1887-11-28
THE FAIR CANUs BELLI
OF the Old Ideal TrOubIe-PreUty
De IusSan Talks.


Mile. Zelic de LuSsan, the prima
donna of the Boston Ideal Opera COM
pany. was found last evening snugly
tucked in big easy chair in front of 4
blazing open fireplace in room 247, at
the West hotel. Her pretty face was
wreathed in smiles as she arose, adj
Vanced and extended her dainty hand,
upon which several rings cleaned
brightly. Her voice had regained its
usual sweetness. and as she stood in
front of the fireplace, her jet black
hair pushed slightly back from her
white forehead. she resented picture
that an artist might try ahundred years
TO paint and not succeed.
Ugh said she. after the Customary
greetings: "but you have cold weather
up here" and the pretty little lady
threw out both hands with depreciat-
ing gesture. But 1 rather like it." she
continued, land were it not for the
great care all singers have to take TO
keep out of all drafts | should like to
iOin in YOUR winter spOrtS-itS SO nice
and jolly.
NV throat? Oh, it's much better
now. and | shall be able to appear here
in Minneapolis every evening. OF
course. it will be a great strain, but
that's nothing-there are lots of unpleas-
ant things in this world. | was as sorry
as could be that | could not appear
every evening in st. Paul, but it was an
imp0sSibiIitv. as | knew l had bet
ter not appear at all than to try
to sing ard make a miserable fail
ure. What do | think of my reception
there? Well. YOU know | only appeared
two nights and was i'll then, 50 did not
IL, Of
ing, No. | did not read the papers at
ali. 1t seems to me that it was unkind
of some of the papers to say what they
did. but then. as | have been singing
three years now, | have ceased 10 care
for what the papers say. Of course it is
much more pleasant 10 have pleasant
things said of oneself than unpleasant
things. The GLOBE treated me very
fairly during my stay in st. Paul, and |
am sure the rest of the company, as
we'll as myself, are very thankful for
the kindness.
Il sing in nothing but standard opera
now. as do not consider it right, when
one has talents, and there are so many
companies willing to sing OpeTettas, to
sing in anything but that. That was
partly the cause of the trouble in the
company some time ago. Mr.. Foster
determined TO raise the standard of his
repertoire and sing nothing but stand
ard operas. Some of the company did
not like this, being more at home in
light opera singing. The result was
that those who wanted standard opera
remained with Mr.. Foster.
minneapolis must be funny place, >
continued Mile. de Lussan, Struggling
her pretty shoulders gently and laugh
ing merrlly, for you must have a lot OF
pugilists here. 1t seems to me that |
have never come to Minneapolis but
what have seen on the bill boards pict-
ures of two men standing like this, =
and She cIenched her hands and struck
an attitude 4 la Sullivan. And don't
the mayor stop these fights?" When
told that the mayor had nothing to say
that the police commission ran things
here-shc stamped her foot petulantly
and exclaimed: That is not right al
ali. You elect a man and then take al
his power away from him. so that he i,
mayer il name only. But, as l said be
fore. there are lots of disagreeable ant
Vindictive people in this world, anC
among them must be the people who
woald dc anything like that"